Resolution Frontiers

Besler & Sons, LLC

Resolution Frontiers

Besler & Sons, LLC

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The single-channel video work “Google Los Angeles Resolution Frontier" was exhibited between and at the Loudon House as part of a group show curated by the Lexington Art League.

A version of the essay “Along the Frontier of Resolution” was published in the issue of the journal Log, guest edited by Greg Lynn, with additional material co-written with Erin Besler, Besler & Sons, LLC.

Press coverage of Now, There: Scenes from the Post-Geographic City, which included the single-channel video work “Google Los Angeles Resolution Frontier,” is available on Archinect.

The thematic pavillion Now, There: Scenes from the Post-Geographic City, which included the single-channel video work “Google Los Angeles Resolution Frontier,” was awarded the Bronze Dragon Independent Jury Award at the Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (UABB) in Shenzhen.

The single-channel video work “Google Los Angeles Resolution Frontier” was exhibited between and at the Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (UABB) in Shenzhen as part of the exhibition Now, There: Scenes from the Post-Geographic City, curated by Tim Durfee and Mimi Zeiger.

The single-channel video work “Google Los Angeles Resolution Frontier” was exhibited in at the Wind Tunnel Graduate Center for Critical Practice in Pasadena as part of the exhibition Now, There: Scenes from the Post-Geographic City, curated by Tim Durfee and Mimi Zeiger.

The three-channel video work “Along the Frontiers of Resolution” was exhibited in at the International Symposium of Electronic Art (ISEA) in Vancouver.

The single-channel video work “Google Los Angeles Resolution Frontier” was presented in as part of the The Architectural League Prize 2015 lecture series, hosted by the The Architectural League of New York and Parsons The New School for Design.

A version of the essay “Along the Frontier of Resolution: Panoramic Vision, Earth Browsing, and Model Making” was published in the issue of Pidgin Magazine, with additional material co-written with Erin Besler, Besler & Sons, LLC and edited by Melissa J. Frost.

The single-channel video work “Google Los Angeles Resolution Frontier” was presented in as part of the West Hollywood Aesthetics and Politics (WHAP!) lecture series, hosted by the California Institute of the Arts Master’s Program in Aesthetics and Politics and the West Hollywood Library and moderated by Norman Klein.

The single-channel video work “Google Los Angeles Resolution Frontier” was presented in as part of the Out There Doing It (OTDI) series, hosted by the Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design and moderated by Sarah Lorenzen.

The single-channel video work “Google Los Angeles Resolution Frontier” was exhibited in at the International Space Development Conference (ISDC) in Los Angeles.

The essay “Along the Frontier of Resolution: Panoramic Vision, Earth Browsing, and Model Making” was published on Medium in .

This work originated as part of a graduate thesis project at the Media Design Practices program at ArtCenter College of Design. Lead advisors Tim Durfee and Ben Hooker. Writing advisors Jane McFadden and Mimi Zeiger. Adjunct advisors Garnet Hertz and David Leonard. Program Director Kevin Wingate. Program Chair Anne Burdick.

“Google Mexico City Resolution Frontier,” imagery from Google Earth 7.1.5.1557.
“Google Los Angeles Resolution Frontier,” imagery from Google Earth 7.1.2.2041.